Based mostly on a True Story Forged and Launch Date | Peacock

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Kaley Cuoco’s new comedic-thriller sequence, “Based mostly on a True Story,” takes a deep dive into the world of true crime and bathrooms. Including to her rising listing of onscreen investigations, Cuoco is ready to steer Peacock’s new true-crime–impressed sequence about three folks whose lives get flipped the wrong way up after an sudden sequence of occasions forces them collectively — that includes scenes interspersed with literal bathroom humor (learn: a mystery-comedy–lover’s dream come true).

For anybody who was invested within the absurdity and genre-specific irony of Netflix’s “The Girl within the Home Throughout the Avenue From the Lady within the Window,” Peacock’s new sequence is on its method to immerse us in one other eccentric thriller. In accordance with the streaming platform, the present is about “a realtor, a plumber, and a former tennis star whose lives unexpectedly collide, exposing America’s obsession with true crime, homicide, and the slow-close bathroom seat.” Not the standard thriller theme, however we’re intrigued.

“Over the past decade, a real crime phenomenon has swept over America,” showrunner Craig Rosenberg stated in an announcement. “Podcasts, documentaries, fictional reveals based mostly on true tales — they dominate the tradition. Murderers have turn into celebrities and celebrities have turn into murderers which impressed me to create this present. I grew to become fascinated with the concept of a relatable married couple whose youthful goals hadn’t come to fruition and who noticed the true crime tidal wave as a chance to vary their lives and save their marriage.”

The eight-episode sequence will likely be set in Los Angeles, the place the characters will likely be confronted with questions of “fame, ambition, aspiration, and homicide.”

“Based mostly on a True Story” Forged

The sequence will star Kaley Cuoco as a married lady named Ava Bartlett, Chris Messina as Nathan, and Tom Bateman as Matt. Further solid members embody Priscilla Quintana, Liana Liberato, “Stranger Issues” star Natalia Dyer, Alex Alomar Akpobome, Aisha Alfa, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, and Li Jun Li.

Whereas components of “Based mostly on a True Story” had been reportedly influenced by true occasions, Peacock has not shared any further particulars concerning the sequence or the precise crime that impressed it.

“Based mostly on a True Story” Premiere Date

“Based mostly on a True Story” will likely be govt produced by “Ozark” star Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan, and Craig Rosenberg, who may even function the showrunner by Combination Movies. The sequence will premiere solely on Peacock on June 8.

“Based mostly on a True Story” Trailer

Peacock has not but launched an official trailer for “Based mostly on a True Story.”